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1. 

   Terry Finley
   March 2nd, 2008 - 15:06

   ADD can be a blessing at times.
2. 

   Sol
   March 2nd, 2008 - 16:07

   Terry,

   I’m curious to know the times that ADD is a blessing for you. Post-ADD I can still think quickly, I can make quick associations between things, I’m still creative. I can still hyperfocus. What’s gone is the overwhelm. What positive experience do you think would go away if you were not ADD? I’m sincerely interested to know.
3. 

   Terry Finley
   March 2nd, 2008 - 16:26

   First, I did not say I am ADD.
   Second, being ADD gets one involved
   in lots of activities, makes you
   have to work longer and harder than
   most folk. Under the right circumstances
   it produces great results.
4. 

   Yolanda
   March 3rd, 2008 - 15:27

   In answer to Terry. If you are not ADD, then perhaps you don’t understand the frustration for those who are. The miracle of NOT having to work harder than every one else, and the miracle of having that energy freed up for other things is a great relief. Not every one has such right circumstances. Pretty rare.
5. 

   Terry Finley
   March 3rd, 2008 - 16:31

   I did not say it was good to
   have ADD; that is not the case.
   All I said is that under some
   circumstances it can lead to
   some positive results. It
   could be the case that without
   ADD some people would have no
   drive and would turn out to be
   ‘zeros’, with all due respect.
6. 

   Sol
   March 5th, 2008 - 13:13

   Terry and Yolanda,

   Let’s move this discussion over to the Brain Integration Blog as I have some thoughts about Terry’s message that merits a blog post I’ll be doing later today on that blog.
7. 

   Sol
   March 5th, 2008 - 14:01

   Terry and Yolanda,

   Here’s the post on my Brain Integration Blog.

   http://brainintegrationblog.com/2008/03/05/do-some-people-need-add-to-have-drive/

   I welcome your comments.
8. 

   Dawn
   March 6th, 2008 - 14:04

   I’m glad you found a solution that worked for you. I was diagnosed with ADD as a teenager and now manage it with exercise, routine and, on occasion, meds. Frankly, I doubt there’s any one cause. ADD describes symptoms, not a cause and a cause of the cluster of symptoms that results in an ADD diagnoses could be anything from brain structure to nutrition to head trauma to a dysfunctional family environment and no one cure will address all instances.
9. 

   Sol
   March 6th, 2008 - 15:54

   Dawn,

   Thanks for commenting.

   I don’t believe that there’s one cause. I agree that ADD describes a set of symptoms, and I imagine that there are hundreds of causes of ADD-like symptoms. I’m also not so arrogant to believe that Brain Integration Technique is the magic bullet that fixes everything for everyone.

   What I know about BIT is that it addresses all major causes of ADD that are not structural. Someone with a brain injury may not benefit. From my 16 hours of being integrated I can tell you that emotional, environmental, chemical, allergy, parasites, candida, and a slew of other causes are examined and addressed.

   What I’ve found with BIT is that being brain-integrated has given me a base of functioning that is free of the need to do whatever it takes to stimulate my brain. It has allowed me to slow down enough that I can make choices that support me, not that give me the next hit of focus I need to get through the next task.

   Having said that, I still pay attention to my diet. I exercise. I relax. I support my brain functioning but that’s infinitely easier to do when I’m able to make choices that really support me even if they’re boring and not stimulating.

   I’ll also say that I had a pretty dysfunctional family environment. That’s a very common reason for ADD people to shut off a part of their brain – it was a smart decision when I was small and vulnerable.

   I invite you, Dawn, to check out the Brain Integration Blog, if you haven’t already. You might want to buy Susan McCrossin’s book and see if it speaks to you.

   And, I wish you the best whatever exploration you take or don’t take.
10. 

    Dawn
    March 6th, 2008 - 19:53

    Thanks for the response! I think I’d had a bit of a misconception about your ideas on ADD so I appreciate it. I will check out the other blog and look into BIT.
11. 

    Sol
    March 15th, 2008 - 08:54

    @Dawn: If you thought I was religious about there being just one cause and just one magic bullet to healing ADD I hope I’ve dispelled that belief. I’ve tried too many healing approaches in my life to believe that any one will benefit everyone.

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